单词 | white coffee |
释义 | > as lemmaswhite coffee white coffee n. chiefly British coffee served with milk or cream; (also) a drink of this. ΚΠ 1810White coffee [see sense A. 2g]. 1873 Sporting Gaz. 5 July 475/1 I..have heard nothing but Stock Exchange slang (in German, too!) and stale political discussions, vociferated over white coffee and rolls. 1877 Boston Daily Advertiser 23 Oct. When an Austrian feels as if he need something to ‘brace up’ on, he takes a ‘schwartzen’, which is black coffee without milk; if he be hungry, he takes a white coffee, that is, with milk and sugar. 1925 X. M. Boulestin Conduct of Kitchen 10 It is somewhat distressing..to have to stop at the coffee-stall on the way home for an honest sandwich and a cup of ‘white’ coffee. 1938 Times 22 July 15/5 Cream of tomato soup, grilled lamb cutlets (lean), new potatoes, green (garden) peas.., glass of good Burgundy, and white coffee. 1988 Financial Times 18 Mar. (Weekend FT section) p. xxi/4 In the UK..white coffee is preferred. 2003 W. Gibson Pattern Recognition iv. 33 The ‘white’ coffee of her childhood visits to England, a pre-Starbucks mirror-world beverage resembling weak instant bulked up with condensed milk and industrial-strength sugar. < as lemmas |
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